Challenges

An Urgent Need to Rethink the Future of Hospital Pharmacy


An Uncertain World with Resources under Pressure

273M

Medication errors

100,000

Clinical vacancies

£98M

Cost of medication errors to the NHS England

180,000

Hospital bed days per year linked to adverse drug reactions

Medication management is complex and expensive

Medication management is error-prone

Workload imbalance impacts employee retention and patient safety

Economic analysis of the prevalence and clinical and economic burden of medication error in England. EMU Quality and Safety, 2020.

The Future of Medication Management

Reallocate Talents to Higher-Value Tasks

Improve clinician satisfaction and patient outcomes. Omnicell aims to realise the Autonomous Pharmacy with outcome-focused solutions. Our strategy integrates smart automation, services, and digital ecosystem across care settings, advancing the industry toward this vision globally.

An Evolutive Approach to Automating Your Continuum of Care

Learn more about the different level of automation and how Omnicell can support your journey 

Non-Autonomous Pharmacy

  • Minimal to no automation
  • Data primarily managed on paper or in disparate spreadsheets
  • Pharmacists heavily engaged in distribution with little direct patient interaction. Technicians and nurses spend time on manual drug management (purchasing, locating, counting)

Transforming Outcomes across the Continuum of Hospital Care

Over a hundred of hospitals across the globe have leveraged our three pillars to transform their continuum of care. You too can benefit from this comprehensive approach.

Smart Automation

Improve efficiency, accuracy, and safety in medication management and distribution with smart and modular equipment.

Find out more about automation

Digital Ecosystem

Imagine having instant access to real-time medication and clinical inventory data across all point of care and central pharmacy locations - revolutionising the way you manage patient care.

More about integrated digital solutions

Professional Services

Discover a portfolio of services that deliver guidance and expertise at every phase of your journey to automation.

Discover 4 key service offerings

Reshaping the Industry

 

Discover how cutting-edge technology is transforming the pharmacy landscape, driving innovation and improving patient care. The Autonomous Pharmacy framework integrates smart automation, digital ecosystem, and professional services to create a seamless, efficient, and error-free medication management system.


Watch the video to explore how this approach is setting new standards for safety, efficiency, and patient outcomes in the healthcare industry.

Embark on the Journey towards the Autonomous Pharmacy

Leaders in health system pharmacy have joined together on the Autonomous Pharmacy Advisory Board, with the mission of transforming the pharmacy care delivery model through the use of technology to achieve the fully autonomous pharmacy. Discover the future of pharmacy management with the Autonomous Pharmacy Framework.

Defining. Delivering. Outcomes. With Digitisation and Interconnectivity


  • Inventory

    Enhance ward stock levels, ensure inventory freshness, and mitigate stock shortages.

    • Reduce stockholding from 22% up to 62%
    • Reduce expired/waste from 15% to 35%
    • Reduce stockout from 72% to 85%
  • Patient Safety

    Improve patient safety by minimizing the risks associated with incorrect medication administration.

    • Reduce medication adverse events from 27% up to 62%
    • Reduce missing doses up to 90%
    • Reduce dispensing errors from 50% up to 86%
  • Staff Efficiency

    Maximise pharmacists’ and nurses’ time efficiency in handling controlled drugs.

    • Up to 52% time savings for central pharmacy to manage CD
    • Free up to 54 days per ward per year of nursing time
    • Free up to 40min of nursing time for each medication round